Unit 1
What is empathy
What is awareness and understanding of another’s thoughts and emotions
What is autonomy?
What is, state of being able to make personal choices and act on them
What does biodegradable mean?
What is, capable of being broken down into harmless components through natural processes
What does "Vigilant" mean?
What is, keeping careful watch for threats or dangers
What does infraction mean?
What is, violation of a rule
What is a central idea?
What is an overarching message or truth that is specific to a text?
What is rhetoric?
What is, the art of persuasion
What is cause and effect?
What is the theme?
What is, the central message or universal truth conveyed by a text.
What is a counterclaim?
The opposite side of an argument in an essay.
What is an objective summary?
What is, a brief account of the facts of a text
What is an informational essay?
What is, an essay is to identify problems in society and try to explain and describe them.
What is an example of cause and effect?
What is, if you eat a lot of greasy food, you feel sick. You feel sick because grease upsets your body.
What are common themes seen in stories?
Love, power, war
Why do you include a counterclaim?
What is, when a counterclaim is included, it makes the opposing argument harder time making a unique argument.
What is the central idea of "Of Mice and Men"
How is rhetoric applied?
What is, being persuaded to do almost anything?
What is a hook?
What is, an interest grabber at the beginning of a paragraph
What is an argument?
What is, a type of writing that emphasizes logic, specifically claims, reasons, evidence and, counterclaims.
What is not required in an argumentative essay?
What is, first person pronouns.
What is an objective summary of "Of Mice and Men"
How would you write an informational essay about "Of Mice and Men?"
You would write an essay about the information in the story, you would not write anything biased.
What can a hook be?
What is, an interesting fact, a quote or a statement that sparks a readers interest.
What should you include in an argumentative essay
Claim, facts and evidence.
What is required in an argumentative essay.
What is, an introduction, body, counterclaim and conclusion.